Telegram-herald., 1887-02-25

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Of 9alse al paspsss age not s. Io~ a.
thl=. Naay are the subjects q Hisiosteae.
o. of olaeg neas wlcks3aess. OF o. inherit
q siss4sss. A multitude of circumstances
ofsa combine ID bflng = man down and
keep Aial down - thAt ns is Justly entitled
~ -Fsly ons sympathy znd help.
/ siaply ase tais particular care 70 uAaS'
trale saa poiut Ia hand, namely, p2upsf
may b q msa VITO hAa no claim GA
nsie haman beng, save the Claim OF
common humanity. and 5oule msa SEEN
- have .ustly forfeited even that Iaze
sach creatures a. Ner0. Csiigula or even
Dulseal
A peasoner on Che other hand 5 4 insn
s a0 has rendered society o. some parllcu-
"a individual 8 gaiuaDie service Often SO
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estimate il. For instance. A nfemau may
rush into 3 burning building 70 rescue
being Ia PERI ant receive injuries thai Ut
teGlv disable hiul for life an render MN
dependent upon public charity Tor support
How unpardonable Is Il 20 insui s1ca
hero bg putting him on par Win the pau
per We have ailuded to.
A railroad engineer loses al arm or
les Ia the endeavor 70 snatch =
cold from in front Of his locomotive. NIL
you cali AIM = paupeEf Technically speak
ins be may be one. bat how gross me "a
salt 90 taii Llm him or one OF his children
with being paupeT= Th-ir father Is hero.
and should oe treated IS such hy civilized
and justlce-loqing people.
The soldier, especially the volunteer sol
der Of our own land, was man who lett
hs 0nice. shop, or farm, his hreside and al
that was ever dear and sweet 10 him
there, and 10 save his country from utter
ruin. and his own health and that OF many
others iroui the rayages OF the armed hosts
OF the rebellion. barred his breast to battle
storms, aud endured indescEibable hard
ships and sufIerings, not 50 much Tor his
own good as the gCot OF 0theis. Now, suF-
Dose this soldier while thus devOting him
self 10 the service OF others is manned so
that be is eTer after utterly unable TO be-
CONS producer. or even TO feed
himself will you put him on
z par with this pauper we have descrloedI
The sO-caiied high-toned naoobs VINO
now ride in their hne carriages ana iare
sumpti0Usly every day should remember
tnat had 1t not been for this same soldier s
self sacrifice and patriotism they today
might be homeless or exiled from the land
OF their birth or be at constant war with
neighboring States.
Mems memories are sometimes very short.
| We may well wonder how much these same
| insulting slanderers would take Tor an arm,
! or both arms, or both legs. or for shattered
constitution.
myself have been distanced in life race
and have been trampled under foot oy
others, simply because natures forces wer'.
| sapDed and weakened by diseases incurred
IN even a comparatively brief army service.
/ enlisted when u mere youth, but rosy and
| healthy, and year after was sent home 10
| die a mere skeleton. that had to be carried
! from the sleigh % my home.
Years Of horrible nights and troublous
davs have succeeded. 50 that now at Al,
| when ! ought to be in my prime. am a
wreck, with but little hope left for the
| future.
Ii was not dissipation or vicious indul-
gence that drained my vital powers. bat ez-
| posure while on southern soil, helping TO
! keep the enemy at bay, 50 that these mis-
cradle wretches who sneer at tie state
| Poor House." and the state paupers,
eoald coin money, and now live III pampsr-
! ed ease and propagate generation Of dudes.
| Were there no express contract between the
city, railroad, or nation, and the fireman,
| conductor, or soldier. common justice would
seem 10 demand that each Of them should
| be provided for generously without hint
| of ANYTHING that tended toward degrada-
| tion. 6ut when Tiers IS en- implied or ex-
press contract that the injured man shall
| be taken care OF, the duty OF carefully avoid
! inc all humiliation % him Il douDiy clear.
There are few MANNED or diseased soldiers
| that would not gladly return all the aid
| granted them by the Government and much
more is they had it, could they be restored
| to perfect health and strength. The miser-
/ able bagaielle in the way Cd pension IS a
/ sorry return for months and years Of pain
/ and prospects, utterly blasted, and most OF
us who get no pension a. al.
| am sure tnat any man Who viii inspect
I the old veterans here IN TINS Home and
/ notice hos many pidiui wrecks there are
| among them aud h0w impossible It is for
| them % lake care 81 themselves, and
l will then remember tbat it was
/ f1r the liberty Of bis sires his own liberty
| and the liberty Of his children. these white
/ headed old men are, poor and friendiess-
/ his soul viii revolt at the cruel bearilss5
| suecFs cast at them.
4 ii mrv be we have some men here utterly
unworthy Of hOnoT or sympaihy-msn who
for various reasons should not be here
I bat this IS $40 reason for grossly insulting
1 The men who are worthy. and who have
l suffered losses ths Government or world
| csu never repay. A worthy Union soldier
| uow sick or p0or should never be compelled
70 have fhe blush Of shame suiluss his fnce
ss he walks oar streets because some seoBn-
! drsl. destitute of honor or shame sneers ai
| ham as 3 state o. Government pauper
such an insult ought % be considered
I treason, q capital crime. and punished a.
/ So g. Respectfully submitted
CHa@ X. Gfss0N.
M.chrsn solaia-s Home Feb. % lss1.